
Ruth Wilson
Known for Acting · 47 credits
- Born
- 1982-01-13 (age 44)
- Place of birth
- Ashford, Surrey, England
Biography
Ruth Wilson MBE (born 13 January 1982) is an English actress. She is known for her performances as the eponymous protagonist in Jane Eyre (2006), as Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama Luther (2010–2013, 2019), as Alison Lockhart in the Showtime drama The Affair (2014–2018), and as the eponymous character in Mrs Wilson (2018). Since 2019, she has portrayed Marisa Coulter in the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials, and for this role she won the 2020 BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actress. Her film credits include The Lone Ranger (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016), and Dark River (2017).
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Known For
TV Shows (21)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

Horizon
1964
as Narrator

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Georgina Barrow

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self

The Affair
2014
as Alison Bailey

The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self

His Dark Materials
2019
as Mrs Coulter

Luther
2010
as Alice Morgan

Down Cemetery Road
2025
as Sarah Trafford

Jane Eyre
2006
as Jane Eyre

The Prisoner
2009
as 313

The Woman in the Wall
2023
as Lorna Brady

A Very Royal Scandal
2024
as Emily Maitlis

Suburban Shootout
2006
as Jewel Diamond

Mrs Wilson
2018
as Alison Wilson

Small Island
2009
as Queenie

Reported Missing
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Behind The Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions
2026
as Herself

Ceramics A Fragile History
2011
as Narrator (Voice)
Movies (26)

Anna Karenina
2012
as Princess Betsy Tverskoy

The Lone Ranger
2013
as Rebecca Reid

Locke
2014
as Katrina (voice)

Saving Mr. Banks
2013
as Margaret Goff

Victorian Psycho
2026
as Mrs. Pounds

Suite Française
2015
as Madeleine Labarie

How to Talk to Girls at Parties
2017
as PT Stella

See How They Run
2022
as Petula Spencer

Oslo
2021
as Mona Juul

Urchin
2025
as Meditation Tape (voice)

The Little Stranger
2018
as Caroline Ayres

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
2016
as Lily

Dark River
2017
as Alice Bell

An Audience with Kylie
2023
as Self

True Things
2022
as Kate

Capturing Mary
2007
as Young Mary

National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler
2017
as Hedda Gabler

Secrets of the Solar System
2015
as Narrator
The Book of Ruth
as Ruth Coker Burks

Andorra
as Miss Quay
The Doctor Who Hears Voices
2008
as "Ruth"
Untitled Luther Sequel
as Alice Morgan

Get Off My Land
2007
as Woman

Eleanor
2015
as Eleanor

Family
2024

A Real Summer
2007
as Mary Gilbert / Geraldine
About Ruth Wilson
Ruth Wilson MBE (born 13 January 1982) is an English actress. She is known for her performances as the eponymous protagonist in Jane Eyre (2006), as Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama Luther (2010–2013, 2019), as Alison Lockhart in the Showtime drama The Affair (2014–2018), and as the eponymous character in Mrs Wilson (2018). Since 2019, she has portrayed Marisa Coulter in the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials, and for this role she won the 2020 BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actress. Her film credits include The Lone Ranger… With 47 credits spanning from 1964 to 2026, Ruth Wilson has appeared in 26 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ruth Wilson Movies
- Anna Karenina (2012) — as Princess Betsy Tverskoy
- The Lone Ranger (2013) — as Rebecca Reid
- Locke (2014) — as Katrina (voice)
- Saving Mr. Banks (2013) — as Margaret Goff
- Victorian Psycho (2026) — as Mrs. Pounds
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